Horse-blanket.



W. T. LEE.

HORSE BLANKET.-

APPLICATION PILE D SEPT. 12, 1 908. 919,038.

Patented Apr, 20, 1909.

q/Vi in man UNITED STATES PA ENT oFFIcE.

WALTER T. LEE, 0F PHILADELPIIIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM B.RILEY AND EDGAR E. YOUNG, TRADING AS WILLIAM B. RILEY PENNSYLVANIA.

a 00., or PHILADELPHIA,

EOIII-ILLII'IET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Application filed September 12, 1908. Serial No. 462,772.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, WALTER T. LEE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and eountv of Philadelphia, State of Penns lvania,have invented a new and useful l arse-Blanket, of which the following isa specification. I

My invention relates to a horse or animal blanketv and consists of afastening for the open front members of the same, whereby said membersmay be effectively closed and secured, and they are so sustained thatthey are prevented from dropping or saggin and thus after adjustment onthe animal preserve their normal ap earance during use.

For the purpose of tion, the accompanying drawing illustrates asatisfactory reduction of the same to ractice, but the importantinstrumenta ities thereof may be varied, and so it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the specific arrangement andorganization shown and described.

Figures 1 and 3 re resent front views of portions of horse blan 'etsembodying my invention. Fig. 2 represents a section on line x-z, Fig. 1.Fig. 4 represents a section on line 'yy, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 represents asection of another form of the invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawing: A and B designate the front end members of ahorse b anket, the same being adapted to be applied to the animal andclosed as usual in such cases. In order to fasten said members when theblanket is in positionon an animal, I employ the strap C, the pluralityof passages D and the buckle E, as in Figs. 1 and 5, or the strap 0, theplurality of passages D, the loop F and snap 00k G, as in Figs. 3 and 4,but to said fastenings, I do not limit myself as they may be varied, itbeing noticed, however, that the strap 0 and buckle E, or strap C andsnap hook G are carried on the same member, in the resent case thememher A, and the plura ity of passages D are formed in the oppositemember, in the present case member B.

The strap C is secured as at H to the member A near the forward terminalthereof, and the buckle E is secured to said member in the same plane assaid strap, but at a short distance, in the present case to the right ofthe place of fastening of the strap asat J, the

explaining the invenforcing means may be employed serving a similar u!ose In Figs. 1 and 2 I employ plates fl, li, with one of which areconnected a series of eyelets or gromets, which are clenched on theother plate, said plates occupying opposite faces of the member B of theblanket.

In Figs. 3 and 4, I show eyelets or gromets, the plates L, L of whichare separate of each other.

In Fig. 5 the eyelets or gromets are separate of each other, but I emploa continuous plate M on one side of the blanket member and washers N onthe other side thereof, the flanges of the eyelets or gromets clenchingrespectively on said plate and washers,

, but in all of the figures, the result is the same.

The passages D are firmly formed in the blanket, and the latter isstrengthened about the places of occupation of the passages andprevented, in a measure, from gathering, wrinkling, etc.

It will be seen that when a blanket is 5 placed on the animal and theend members are closed to the required extent, the strap C is insertedin the relative assage D and drawn taut, after which it is fitted to thebuckle E or the sna hook G, and so secured against return motion thatthe front of the blanket is held in closed position, it being evidentthat the strap may occupy either of the passages D, according to extentof overlap of the member B on the member A, and the strap may be reevedor laced through another assage other than the passage adj acent to t efastening H of the strap. By this provision, the end member B will besustained at the various points of the portion of its length occupied bthe passages D by the strap C bridging sai portion from its place ofdeparture from an adjacent passage, said portion thus being held-up orsustained and accordingly braced, whereby it will be prevented fromdropping or sagging, and 1t is caused to retain its normal correct shapewhile in subsequent use.

Attention is directed to the fact in adjusting and tightening the strap0, the distance between the place of connection of the same with themember A and that of its engage- 'is the ment with the buckle or snaphook need not vary, so that the strap may occupy either of the passagesD and yet have the same place of connection with the "engaging member;viz., the buckle or snap hook. This is more advantageous in the use ofthe buckle, which referred'form, in that the strap reuires ut a singleopening therein to receive t e tongue of the buckle regardless of theextent that the member B overlaps the member A, and the disposal of saidstra in either first, second or third passages, it eing evident that thenumber of said passages may be increased if so desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a blanket fastening, a retaining member secured to one portion ofa blanket adjacent the edge thereof, a reinforcing device having a purality of openings therein secured to the other portion of said blanketadjacent the edge thereof, and a strap secured to said blanket adjacentsaid retaining member and adapted to interlace with said reinforcingdevice and engage said retaining member, whereby the 0 posite edges ofsaid blanket are maintaine substantially parallel.

2. In a blanket fastening, a retaining member secured to one portion ofa blanket adjacent the edge thereof, a plate secured to the otherportion of said blanket having a plurality of alined apertures adjacentthe edge thereof, reinforcing devices cooperating with said apertures,and a strap on said blanket adjacent said retaining member, adapted tointerlace with said apertures and engage said retaining member, wherebythe opposite edges of said blanket are maintained substantiallyparallel.

WALTER T. LEE.

